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- 271: Student's Rights
- ... and learn my rights as a student. But wait, why must I pursue this information on my own? Why isn't this information in my handy handbook issued to me at the beginning of the school year? I ought to read this!" So I read. Soon I realized why our School Board may not want students realizing what we are actually entitled to. Right away in the Preamble, it states "students have the responsibility to respect rights of all persons involved in the educational process and exercise the highest degree of self- discipline in observing and adhering to legitimate rules." The first thing I thought was "WOW! That sounds great! The School Board really trusts me as a free-thinking individual to respect people and be respected. I love this school!" But wait. Before we all stage an "I love Cheryl Wilhoyte" love-fest, let's ...
- 272: Technology And Education
- Technology and Education Our school has an extremely low budget of approximately eighteen million dollars. Where should the money go? Should it go to the English department, or the math and science buildings? Should the money be invested in expanding our school and giving raises to hard-working teachers? Or should the money be invested in the ever so popular increasing demand of computers… Should we get linked to the increasing Information Superhighway? In education, the issue ... students learn on the Internet, but they can also teach about areas in which they have knowledge and sills. Students have been able to create web pages to display to people all over the world. School newspapers and college web pages can also do the same. These pages can be read anywhere by anyone and has thus provided for greater publication (Carey 25). Although computers and technology provide for much ...
- 273: The Zhou Dynasty
- ... 1. Jared Diamond, “Empire of Uniformity”, Discover, March, 1996, p.78; Interview with Professor David Keightley, History Professor, University of California at Berkeley, May 19,1999; Interview with Dr. Alfonz Lengyel, Archaeologist, Sino-American Field School of Archaeology, May 16, 1999; “China,” Encyclopedia Americana, 1998, pp.525 – 527; “The Chou Dynasty,” EBSCO Host, 1999; E-mail from Professor David Keightley, University of California at Berkeley, March 23, 1999. 2. Interview with Professor David Keightley, History Professor, University of California at Berkeley, May 19,1999; Interview with Dr. Alfonz Lengyel, Archaeologist, Sino-American Field School of Archaeology, May 16, 1999; E-mail from Professor David Keightley, University of California at Berkeley, March 23, 1999; Britannica Online, Chou Dynasty, {Online} Available www.eb.com; Benjamin Hawthorne, The Zhou Dynasty, {Online} Available ... html. 3. Britannica Online, Chou Dynasty, {Online} Available www.eb.com; Interview with Professor David Keightley, History Professor, University of California at Berkeley, May 19,1999; Interview with Dr. Alfonz Lengyel, Archaeologist, Sino-American Field School of Archaeology, May 16, 1999; E-mail from Professor David Keightley, University of California at Berkeley, March 23, 1999; Thomas Sturm, Zhou Dynasty, {Online} Available www.sturm.to/china/hist/zhou1.htm; University of ...
- 274: Attention Deficit Disorder And Impassivity And Overactivity
- ... neurotransmitters, the way it is suppose to. The front part of the brain has very little to do with intelligence, so it is possible to be very smart and still have ADHD. “ 3-5% of school-age children are affected by ADHD. Hyperactivity is easy to spot, and more boys than girls tend to be hyperactivity. If one person in a family has ADHD, there is a good chance that someone else in the family had or has it too.” (Beal 10) It is best to get evaluated for ADHD as early as possible. In most cases, someone at school, a teacher, counselor, or principal suggest a student be tested for ADHD. The evaluations usually take time and are done in two parts. First a student takes one or more of the following tests: Intelligence ... to give their personal opinion of the student’s schoolwork and behavior. The student is asked what they think their problem is what their thoughts and feelings are and, what they do at home and school. When all the information from the test, evaluations, and observations has been combined, a medical diagnosis is made. “A diagnosis of ADHD is given only if the child has a life long history of ...
- 275: Clan-X
- Clan-X There's a new kid at school, his name is Leigh, he thinks he is such a big shot-know all. When he rocked up at school on his very first day, he tried to do a fancy bunny-hop on his crappie, smashed up old bike and stacked it. It was hilarious, especially when he tried to get back on. He just fell straight over it again and broke three of his spokes and started to cry. He walked around school the entire week, showing off in front of everyone, telling them how good he was, trying so hard to be everyone's friend, but we made sure nobody liked him. We were part of ...
- 276: College Education
- ... probably religion. Hence, the people relied on priests for answers. While time passed by, people realize that they could now find the answers to their questions from knowledge learned from education. For this reason, a school system was developed to teach the people. As more questions got complicated the everyday person was then expected to at least have an elementary education, and then a high school education. As the world got more competitive, more businesses arose, cities develop, and more advanced technologies born; a college education was necessary to survive in today's environment and economy.College education will prepare the ... example, a man goes out into the world with a college education and learned his analyzing skills with deep understanding of concepts, and a man who goes out into the world with only a high school education and maybe learned that college education is a waste of time and his own knowledge is good enough. The high school graduated probably has just the basic concepts learn from high school classes. ...
- 277: Drugs and High School Life
- Drugs and High School Life Drugs are a big part of high school life. The drugs that I am talking about are psychotropic drugs, which are drugs that alter your conscious experience. I chose this because in my high school, drugs are a big part. Different drugs react with your body in different ways for you to get a “high” or a “trip”. There are many sensations that psychotropic drugs may give you. I ...
- 278: Student Feelings On School Vio
- Statement of Purpose The purpose of this questionnaire is to measure the extent to which school staff and students agree with statements that sufficient measures to prevent school violence exist. Furthermore, it will reveal staff and student classifications in the areas of gender, whether the subject is a staff member or student, and the grade level if the subject is a student. Description of Population This pilot survey was conducted by gathering responses from staff members and students at Flintville Junior High School in Flintville, Tennessee. Selecting every 10th name from a list of approximately 350 students created a random sample of 10% of the student body. If the 10th student was not available, the next name ...
- 279: Violence in Schools
- ... people being injured or killed in schools by guns ,Knives, bombs and other ammunitions, more and more people are getting more weapons to bring in to schools. According, to the survery taken after the in-school shootings nearly half of all males and one-third of all students including females said they could easily obtain a handgun if they wanted to (Glazer 14). The cause of violence can be blamed on ... and buying drugs, people are making money to buy weapons. Gangs, since they came around violence have been increasing steadily. The spread of gangs and drugs has also been implicated in the increasing violence of school youths (Glazer 14). Experts have also said that most violent conflicts among school-age children can be traced back to long-simmering disputes (Apfel 21). Carrying guns and other weapons around schools is becoming more and more popular all around the world. People think that carrying guns ...
- 280: To Work or not to Work?
- To Work or not to Work? An argument based on personal experience that I have come to be familiar with is that of working while in school. In my experience working while in school can have its advantages as well as disadvantages. I have come to realize that work is an important part of life and it aids in creating good working skills for the future. I have now ... management is key to make sure that all of the different aspects of college are taken care of. I have to study, do papers, and socialize. Socializing may not seem like an important aspect of school, but I think that it is valuable to meet different people and to become involved in school activities. While at work last semester, I met a lot of new people and learned how to ...
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